Questions and Answers for Crescent H.K. Porter 52 in. Rebar Cutter and Bender

A:  It needs to be Bolted to a 2"x8" wide and about 60" long board to be used safely.

A:  I did not use it until I screwed it down to a 4x8 sheet of 3/4” OSB

A:  It has holes for bolting.  I biked it to a 2” base and ended up ripping it out.  So the base needs to withstand a lot of pressure.  Currently use it free standing but it’s a pain in the butt that way unless it’s on the floor.  

A:  Screwing it to a board is recommended, 2x6 or wider is standard industry practice. Helps most with stability

A:  I've bent over 1000ft of #4 without bolting it down and only went pole vaulting once or twice :)

A:  None of these rebar benders appear to bend to a diameter of bend spelled out in ICC code: "The diameter of the bend, measured on the inside of the bar, is not less than six-bar diameters." So for a #4 rebar, that is a bend diameter of 3", and 3.75" for #5

A:  5/8" is the maximum capacity for this cutter. Thank you SJ

A:  No way to determine number of cuts but you can replace the cutterhead once warn out. Thank you, SJ

A:  0513RBJN

A:  It is made in China. With this being said, it is actually well made and very solid. It cuts/bends well. It is tighter than the previous (American made) one I used but I didn’t bother trying to lube it or back off the nut to loosen it up a bit. I had no problems cutting and bending a lot of #5 bar

A:  Unfortunately CHINA.

A:  Hi Odean, this cutter is manufactured in China.

A:  In our experience, the bend radius is too tight for #5 bar. We broke as many pieces as we bent. It was sch 60 bar.

A:  It will bend 5/8 rebar.

A:  Led, This cutter is designed to cut and bend rebar up to #5 (5/8 in or 6.25 in) Grade 60 rebar.

A:  I cut both with it

A:  I bent and cut both with it

A:  Yes it cuts #5. But you need to use an extender on the handle, 2.5 inch thickwall PVC worked for me. If you are not pretty stout 2 people makes it a lot easier.

A:  We were able to cut #5 bar with this, with a 360 lb. person on the handle. A 200 lb. person could not cut it.

A:  Yes it will cut up to #5

A:  Michael, this rebar cutter/bender cuts up to 5/8" diameter rebar which is the same size as #5.

A:  5/8 inch

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